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Carleton

American  
[kahrl-tuhn] / ˈkɑrl tən /

noun

  1. Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, English general.


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Can Carleton be a building block player for a new franchise?

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

He is a graduate of Carleton College and Columbia University's journalism school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Paulson holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and a B.A. from Carleton College.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Brian Hebert, an avocational paleontologist from Nova Scotia, located the small skull inside a fossilized tree stump during a field season led by Hillary Maddin, a professor of paleontology at Carleton University.

From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026

In 1942, Barbara had transferred from Carleton to Radcliffe, but in 1944, she signed up to serve in the Panama Canal Zone.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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